Fishing bucket

ABSTRACT

A compact and easily transportable fishing bucket or the like with a combined closure and rotatable seat means thereon centrally mounted, and means for containing and making readily accessible, food and beverages or the like, live and artificial baits, tackle, and auxiliary devices. The fishing bucket includes rotatably mounted closure means providing access to its contents while the person is seated on the seat means. Anti-friction means are operatively associated with the seat and engage between the seat and the closure to enable the seat to be readily rotated relative to the closure and the bucket.

Waited States Patent [19] van Leeuwen [4 1 Aug. 14, 1973 FISHING BUCKET[76] Inventor: Marion van Leeuwen, 531 High St.,

Apt. 5, New London, Wis. 54961 [22] Filed: Apr. 23, 1971 [21] Appl. No.:136,718

181,844 9/1876 Hitchcock 43/56 1,934,815 11/1933 Parrot! 43/56 2,912,78511/1959 Nudell 43/56 3,499,244 3/1970 Malone 43/56 2,870,932 l/l959Davis 43/56 X 9/1961 Koistinen 43/56 2/1966 Keiter 43/55 ABSTRACT Acompact and easily transportable fishing bucket or the like with acombined closure and rotatable seat means thereon centrally mounted, andmeans for containing and making readily accessible, food and beveragesor the like, live and artificial baits, tackle, and auxiliary devices.The fishing bucket includes rotatably mounted closure means providingaccess to its contents while the person is seated on the seat means.Antifriction means are operatively associated with the seat and engagebetween the seat and the closure to enable the seat to be readilyrotated relative to the closure and the bucket.

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INVENTOR MARION VAN LEEUWEN whim [m ATTORNEYS FISHING BUCKET BACKGROUNDOF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a means for carrying andcontaining in a fishing bucket live and artificial bait, tackle, foodand beverages and the like for fishermen or the like, and wherein saidmeans further includes a combined closure and rotatable seat means.

More particularly, this invention relates to a compact and easilytransportable fishing bucket for fishermen or the like, said fishingbucket including means for holding live and artificial baits, tackle,food and beverages or the like and having a combined closure androtatable seat means thereon upon which the fisherman or the like sits.The fishing bucket includes means for making the live and artificialbaits and tackle readily accessible while the fisherman or the like isseated on the seat means.

With the present invention, the fisherman is enabled to carry everythinghe will need for fishing in a single, easy to carry fishing bucket, suchas, for example, food and beverages, live and artificial bait, tackleand other equipment, and seat means on which to sit.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of this invention is to provide afishing bucket having combined closure means and rotatable seat meansthereon and having means for containing live and artificial baits,tackle, food and beverages, or other equipment and devices.

A further object of this invention is to provide a fishing bucket havingseat means thereon and having means for containing live and artificialbaits, tackle, and food and beverages or the like and having means forproviding ready access to the live and artificial baits and tackle whilethe fisherman is sitting on the seat means.

An even further object of this invention is to provide a fishing buckethaving a combined closure and rotatable seat means.

A still further object is to provide a fishing bucket having combinedclosure and seat means thereon, said combined closure and seat meanshaving means for containing fishing equipment or the like therein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a top perspective view ofthe fishing bucket according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fishing bucket shown inFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view in elevation of the fishing bucket shown inFIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the minnow bucket and minnow trap.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view in elevation of the minnow bucket taken alongline 5-5 in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view, partly in section, of the access means inthe fishing bucket with means for containing live bait thereon.

FIG. 7 is a top sectional view taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a modified seat showing bearing means thereonfor aiding in rotating the seat.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings,wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout theseveral views, a fishing bucket is indicated generally at 1 in FIG. Iand comprises a container or bucket 2 made of steel or other suitablematerial and having an access door 3 in one side thereof opening to theinterior of the bucket with suitable latch means 4 thereon formaintaining the access door in closed position. A combined closure andseat means 5 is positioned on the top of the bucket 2 and includes arotatable seat means 6 and sliding access door 7 thereon. A suitablehandle 8 is connected to the bucket 2 for carrying the bucket.

In FIG. 2, the bucket 2 is shown with the door 3 open and with thecontents thereof removed and exploded and shown in the order in whichthey are received in the bucket. The bucket 2 includes an open upper end9 and an opening 10 through one side thereof spaced downwardly from theopen upper end. The access door 3 is pivotally connected to the bucketat one side of the opening 111 by suitable means such as hinge 11 or thelike and has a suitable resilient seal means 12 about the peripheraledge thereof for sealing the access door 3 in the opening 10 when it isclosed over the opening. A suitable bracket support means 13 is suitablyconnected to the inner surface of the access door 3 as by means ofwelding or rivets or the like for holding a small container 14 for livebait-such as worms or crickets or the like.

Referring also to FIG. 3, a bottom 15 is provided in the bottom of thebucket 2 and is secured therein in a well-known manner. A substantiallydish or cup-shaped minnow bucket 16 having slightly downwardly taperedside wall 17 shaped to conform to the shape of the wall of bucket 2 anda bottom wall 16 is disposed on the bot tom 15 in the bucket 2 forcontaining minnows, crawfish or other live baits, as desired.

A minnow trap 19 is secured to the bottom wall 18 of minnow bucket 16and comprises a pair of generally triangular shaped, perforate,upstanding walls 20 and 21 integrally joined along one edge atapproximately to one another, with the apex or joined edges of saidwalls 20 and 21 disposed substantially at the center of the bottom wall18 of minnow bucket 16. I-Iorizontally extending flanges 22 and 23 areon the bottom edges of walls 20 and 21, respectively, extendingperpendicularly therefrom and secured to the bottom wall 18 of minnowbucket 16 by means of a plurality of screws or the like 26 and 25, orany other suitable means, such as plastic plugs glued in place.

A minnow stop 26, comprising an upstanding triangular perforate wall 27,is secured to the bottom wall 18 of minnow bucket 16 by means of a pairof oppositely, laterally extending flanges 29 and 30 having a pluralityof screws 31 and 32 extended therethrough into the bottom wall 13, withone edge 33 of wall 27 disposed against side wall 17 of minnow bucket16, said side wall 27 being positioned on a line bisecting the anglebetween the walls 26 and 21! of minnow trap 19.

Side wall 17 includes a portion 36 at the upper marginal edge thereof ofreduced thickness defining a shoulder 35 at the inner marginal edgethereof. A rotatable minnow bucket lid 36 having a peripheral undercutportion 37 in the bottom marginal edge thereof and a plurality ofcircumferentially extending, relatively shallow finger grip recesses 33in the upper surface thereof is positioned over the top of the minnowbucket 16, with the undercut portion 37 disposed in complementaryrelationship on shoulder 35 in the upper marduced thickness on side wall17 of the minnow bucket extends upwardly beyond the plane of the topsurface of the lid 36. A cut out portion 39 is formed in one edge of lid36 and extends from adjacent the center thereof through the peripheraledge and subtends an angle of approximately 45 for providing an accessopening into the minnow bucket when the lid is positioned thereon.

A generally crescent shaped container 40 for containing food orbeverages or the like and having a slightly inwardly tapered cylindricalside wall 41 and a bottom wall 42 is positioned within the fishingbucket 2 on top of the minnow bucket 16 with a peripheral portion of thebottom wall 42 of the container 40 resting on the portion 34 of reducedthickness on the side wall 17 of the minnow bucket 16, and with thebottom 42 spaced slightly upwardly from the top surface of the lid 36.

The crescent shaped container 40 has an inwardly curved portion 43 inone side thereof, extending over approximately one-fourth of thecircumference of the container. The inwardly curved portion 43 definesan opening or access means past said one side of the container 40 insubstantial alignment with the cut out portion 39 in lid 36 of theminnow bucket 16 so that with access door 3 open, the fisherman or thelike may extend his hand through opening in the fishing bucket 2,through the opening 43 in container 40 and cut out portion 39 in minnowbucket lid 36 into the interior of the minnow bucket 16 for graspingminnows or crawfi s h oi' th e Tike contained therewithin while all ofthe contents of the fishing bucket are received within the fishingbucket 2 and the fisherman is seated on the seat 6.

The combined closure and seat means 5 is positioned within and closesthe open upper end 9 of fishing bucket 2, and includes seat 6, a lid orclosure 44, and a tackle tray 45. The tackle tray 45 is relativelyshallow and substantially dish shaped and is preferably made of plasticor any other suitable material. A plurality of walls 46 subdivide tray45 into a plurality of compartments 47 for containing various items oftackle such as hooks, sinkers and the like therein. A relatively short,centrally disposed, axially extending hub or boss 48 with an opening 49is formed in the center of tackle tray 45.

The lid 44 is preferably made of steel or the like and includes aperipherally upstanding, outwardly and downwardly curved wall portion 50shaped to be disposed over a bead 51 on the upper end of the fishingbucket 2 for supporting the combined closure and seat on the upper endof the fishing bucket. The upper surface of the lid 44 is subdividedinto a plurality of compartments 52 by means of a plurality of dividermeans 53 preferably made of a resilient material such as urethane foamor the like and secured to the upper surface of lid 44 by means of asuitable adhesive or the like. A generally pie shaped opening 54 isformed in one side of the lid 44 and extends from adjacent theperipheral edge thereof to adjacent the center thereof. A suitable stopmeans 55 is secured to the lid 44 adjacent one edge of opening 54 forlimiting the extent of movement of sliding closure 7 relative to opening54 in lid 44. The stop means 55 may comprise, for example, a relativelysmall block of resilient material similar to the foam material fromwhich dividers 52 are made and secured to lid 44 as by means of asuitable adhesive or the like. An opening 56 is formed through thecenter of lid 44 in substantial alignment with opening 49 through boss48 in the tray 44.

The sliding closure 7 is a generally pie shaped segment having anenlarged circular flange 57 at the inner end thereof with an opening 58through the center of the flange 57, and an upstanding, finger gripflange 59 adjacent one comer of the closure 7 at the outer marginal edgethereof for grasping with the fingers to manipulate the sliding closure7 to open and close opening 54.

Seat 6 is generally crescent shaped in its preferred form and ispreferably thicker adjacent its convex side or edge 60 than at itsconcave side or edge 61. As best seen in FIG. 3, the seat comprises abase or frame 62 formed of a suitable rigid material such as plywood orthe like and has a resilient cushioning material 63 disposed thereoverwith a suitable fabric or plastic mate rial 64 or the like secured aboutits edge around the edge of base or frame 62 and over the resilientmaterial 63. An opening 65 is formed through base 62 in substantialalignment with opening 58 in closure 7 and opening 56 in lid 44.

An elongate pin or bolt 66 extends at one end through opening 65 in thebase means 62 and is suitably connected therewith. The pin 66 extendsdownwardly from the base 62 through a coil compression spring 67, awasher 68, through opening 58 in closure 7, through opening 56 in lid44, through opening 49 in boss 48 in tackle tray 45 and through a washer69 under the tackle tray 45. A suitable fastening means such as a cotterpin 70 or the like is connected to the lower end of pin 66 to hold thecombined seat and closure means in assembled relationship. The seat 6 issuitably rotatably mounted relative to the lid 44 for positioning theconcave edge 61 thereof adjacent a desired one of the compartments 52for selecting lead line or the like therefrom. Moreover, the concaveedge 61 of the seat 6 may be positioned in alignment with the slidingclosure 7 and opening 54 whereby the closure 7 may be moved sidewaysaway from the opening 54 to give access to one or the other ofcompartments 47 in tackle tray 45. In order that different ones of thecompartments 47 may be brought into registery with the opening 54, thetackle tray 45 is rotatably supported from lid 44 and may be rotatedabout the pin 66 by pushing against the walls 46, for example. Theentire closure and seat assembly may be lifted from the open end of thebucket 2 to give access to the contents of the bucket through the openend thereof. As seen in FIG. 3, the bottom of tackle tray 45 is spacedupwardly from the top of container 40.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, further details of the access door 3 andholder 13 are seen. The bracket or holder 13 may be made of a mesh-likeperforate material, as shown, or it may be made of any other suitablematerial, as desired, and includes a substantially cylindrical portion71 with a diametrically extending support strap or bar 72 extendingacross the bottom end thereof for supporting container 14 within thebracket or holder 13. A pair of oppositely outwardly extendingconnecting flanges 73 and 74 are formed on opposite sides of thecylindrical portion 71 and may be made integrally therewith or separate,as desired. The flanges 73 and 74 are suitably connected to the accessdoor 3 as by rivets or welding or the like. If desired, the bottomsupport strap or bar 72 may be omitted and the container 14 may beprovided with a shoulder means or the like (not shown) adapted to besupported by the upper edge of cylindrical part 71 of the bracket orholder 13. As seen in FIGS. 3 and 8, suitable antifriction means orbearing means, such as four equally spaced nylon strips 75 or the likeare interposed between the seat and closure or lid, and as shown, aresuitably secured to the underside of base 62 and are positioned to rideupon bead 50 of lid 44 to reduce friction therebetween.

The seat assembly 5, container 40 and minnow bucket 16 are removablefrom the open end of the bucket 2 and minnows or crawfish or the likeand water may be placed in the minnow bucket 16. The minnow bucket isthen placed in bucket 2 and lid 36 is then positioned over the top ofthe minnow bucket 16 and the container 40 is positioned over the upperend of the minnow bucket. Food or beverages or the like may be placed inthe container 40, and the seat assembly 5 is then positioned over theupper end 9 of the fishing bucket 2. Suitable fishing tackle such ashooks, sinkers or the like may be placed within the compartments 47 oftackle tray 45 and suitable leader or the like may be placed within thevarious compartments 52 of lid 44. Leader for the fishing line isselected by rotating the seat 6 relative to the lid 44 until a desiredcompartment 52 appears. After the leader or the like is selected theseat is rotated back to its normal front position as seen in FIG. 1, andthe slide closure 7 is opened for exposing one of the compartments 47for selection of a hook or sinker or the like from the tackle tray 45.The tackle tray may be rotated to bring a desired compartment 47 intoregistery with opening 54 by pushing against one of the walls 46, forexample, with the finger extended through the opening 54 in the fishingbucket lid 44. Bait may be selected by opening the access door 3, and ifa minnow or crawfish or the like is desired, the minnow bucket lid 36 isrotated by using the finger grips 38 and turning the lid 36 until theopening 39 is in registery with opening 10 and cut out portion 43 ofcontainer 40. While remaining seated, the entire fishing bucket istilted forwardly and held in that position momentarily. The minnows orcrawfish and the like and water are thus caused to flow forwardly in theminnow bucket 16. Then, by tilting the fishing bucket backwards, theminnows or crawfish or the like are caught in the V-shaped minnow trap19. By reaching through the door 10 and through the cut out portions 43and 39,

the minnows or the like can be felt and caught easily by the fingers bysliding the fingers upwardly along the outside edges of the minnow trap19, and as the hand is drawn upwardly to the apex of the minnow trap,the minnow is easily caught. After the minnow is caught, the lid 36 maybe rotated back to its closed position and the fishing bucket returnedto its normal seated position.

'The minnow stop 26 assists in catching the minnows by stopping theminnows in front of the minnow trap 19 and is primarily used when thefisherman is not sitting on the fishing bucket. If the minnow stop 26 isused, the fishing bucket is tilted forwardly and the minnow stop causesthe minnows to gather at this point, and the fingers of the hand areslipped or moved upwardly along opposite sides of the wall 27 to feeland grasp a minnow and draw it up the side of the minnow bucket to thedoor opening 10. After the minnow is selected, the minnow bucket lid canbe returned to its closed position for insulation by pushing the side ofthe lid horizontally until a finger grip 38 appears, after which the lidcan be completely closed by the use of the finger grips.

If a worm or the like is desired, the worm may be taken from thecontainer 14 in its nonnal position in 5 the holder 13 by merelyremoving lid 14' from the con tainer 14, or the container may be removedfrom the holder by sliding it upward and out of the holder.

A beverage or lunch or the like may be obtained by getting ofi the seat6 and lifting up the seat assembly 5 to expose the interior of thecontainer 40.

The seat assembly 5 cannot fall off the fishing bucket when the carryinghandle 8 is in carrying position.

If desired, ice can be added to both the container 40 and to the minnowbucket 16. Moreover, aereating tablets may be placed in the minnowbucket to provide additional air for the minnows or the like containedtherewithin.

Preferably, the minnow bucket 16, minnow bucket lid 36 and container 40are made of a light weight, insulating material such as styrofoam or thelike, although other suitable materials may be used. The tackle tray 45is preferably made of plastic, although other materials may obviously beused; and the lid 44 and fishing bucket 2 are preferably made of steelor the like, although they too may comprise other suitable materials.

While a specific number and arrangement of compartments or containershave been illustrated and described in the bucket 2, the containers l6and 40, for example, could be made smaller in height and further oradditional containers could be placed in stacked relationship in thebucket 2, or any other arrangement of containers could be placed in thebucket.

Further, either of the closures 7 and 3 may be hinged or slidable, asdesired, and the bait container 14 could be fixed to the foodcompartment 40 rather than to the closure 3, if desired.

As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, the presentembodiment is therefore illustrative and not restrictive, since thescope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than bythe description preceding them, and all changes that fall within themetes and bounds of the claims or that form their functional as well asconjointly cooperative equivalents, and therefore intended to beembraced by those claims.

I claim:

1. A fishing bucket having a closed end, an open end, and a centralaxis, a combined rotatable seat and closure unit mounted on and closingthe open end of the bucket, means on said closure unit engaged with apcripheral portion of said open end of said bucket to maintain theclosure unit and seat in centered position on the bucket, meanscentrally of the seat and closure unit rotatably connecting the seatwith the closure, and anti-friction means operatively associated withthe seat and engaged between the seat and closure unit to enable theseat to be readily rotated relative to the closure unit and bucket aboutthe central axis of the bucket.

2. A fishing bucket as in claim ll, wherein said antifriction meanscomprises a plurality of antifriction means carried by said seat aboutthe peripheral edge thereof on the underside thereof, said anti-frictionmeans slidably supported on an upper marginal edge portion of saidclosure unit.

3. A fishing bucket as in claim 2, whrein said antifriction meanscomprises a plurality of substantially equally spaced apart relativelyshort nylon strips secured to the marginal underside of said seat.

4. A fishing bucket as in claim 1, wherein said bucket iscompartmentalized for containing a plurality of different fishingaccessories and other objects therein.

5. A fishing bucket as in claim 4, wherein said compartments areseparate from one another and include compartment means for containingfishing tackle, live and artificial baits, food and beverages or thelike, and auxiliary equipment.

6. A fishing bucket as in claim 5, wherein said separate compartmentsare superimposed one upon the other in said fishing bucket.

7. A fishing bucket as in claim 6, wherein said combined seat andclosure unit includes compartment means for containing fishingequipment.

8. A fishing bucket as in claim 7, wherein said compartment in saidcombined seat and closure unit is supported on said means centrally ofsaid seat and is rotatably suspended thereby beneath said seat forrotation relative to said closure.

9. A fishing bucket as in claim 8, wherein said fishing bucket includesmeans providing access to the contents of the fishing bucket while aperson is seated on the seat means.

10. A fishing bucket as in claim 9, wherein said access means includesan access opening and closure therefor in the side of said fishingbucket.

11. A fishing bucket as in claim 10, wherein said combined seat andclosure includes a lid means, and said access means further includes anopening and closure therefor in said lid means for providing access tothe compartment rotatably suspended beneath the combined seat andclosure unit.

12. A fishing bucket as in claim 11, wherein said closure in the side ofsaid bucket is pivotally connected to said bucket, and wherein saidclosure for closing the opening in said lid means is slidably mountedrelatively thereto.

13. A fishing bucket as in claim 9, wherein said lid means includescompartment means thereon between said lid means and said seat means,said seat means being rotatably supported on top of said lid means.

14. A fishing bucket as in claim 4, wherein a substantially cup ordish-shaped compartment having a substantially cylindrical side wall, abottom wall and an open upper end is positioned within and supported onthe bottom of said fishing bucket for containing minnows or crawfish orthe like therein.

15. A fishing bucket as in claim 14, wherein a lid means is rotatablysupported on the open upper end of said minnow bucket, said lid meanshaving finger grip means therein for rotating the lid means relative tothe minnow bucket, and cutout means in said lid means providing accessto the interior of said minnow bucket while said lid is positioned onsaid minnow bucket.

16. A fishing bucket as in claim 15, wherein a container for food orbeverages or the like is positioned above and is supported on the uppermarginal edge of said minnow bucket, one side of said food containerbeing recessed radially inwardly from the periphery thereof, said recessbeing in substantial alignment with the opening in said minnow bucketlid to provide access to the interior of said minnow bucket through saidrecess and through said opening in said lid while said food container issupported on said minnow bucket in said fishing bucket.

17. A fishing bucket as in claim 16, wherein said food container iscrescent shaped and has a convex edge and a concave edge, said concaveedge defining said recess.

18. A fishing bucket as in claim 16, wherein compartment means is onsaid closure means, said compartment means divided into a plurality ofsubcompartments for containing different fishing accessories or thelike.

19. A fishing bucket as in claim 18, wherein a rotatable compartmentmeans is connected to said means centrally of the seat and closure unitand is rotatably supported thereby beneath said combined closure unitand seat means within said fishing bucket, said compartment meanscomprising a tackle tray.

20. A fishing bucket as in claim 19, wherein said tackle tray issubdivided into a plurality of subcompartments for containing differentfishing tackle.

21. A fishing bucket as in claim 20, wherein said seat is crescentshaped to define a cutaway portion on one side thereof, said cutawayportion providing access to said compartments on top of said bucketclosure unit when said seat is rotated relative thereto.

22. A fishing bucket as in claim 21, wherein the contents of saidfishing bucket are removable through the upper end thereof.

23. A fishing bucket as in claim 15, wherein a min now trap is in saidminnow bucket, said minnow trap comprising a pair of perforate,upstanding walls joined together along one edge thereof at an anglerelative to one another, said minnow trap secured to the bottom of saidminnow bucket.

24. A fishing bucket as in claim 23, wherein a minnow stop is in saidminnow bucket, said minnow stop comprising an upstanding perforatetriangular wall secured in said minnow bucket and lying in a planebisecting the angle between the walls of said minnow trap.

1. A fishing bucket having a closed end, an open end, and a centralaxis, a combined rotatable seat and closure unit mounted on and closingthe open end of the bucket, means on said closure unit engaged with aperipheral portion of said open end of said bucket to maintain theclosure unit and seat in centered position on the bucket, meanscentrally of the seat and closure unit rotatably connecting the seatwith the closure, and anti-friction means operatively associated withthe seat and engaged between the seat and closure unit to enable theseat to be readily rotated relative to the closure unit and bucket aboutthe central axis of the bucket.
 2. A fishing bucket as in claim 1,wherein said anti-friction means comprises a plurality of antifrictionmeans carried by said seat about the peripheral edge thereof on theunderside thereof, said anti-friction means slidably supported on anupper marginal edge portion of said closure unit.
 3. A fishing bucket asin claim 2, whrein said anti-friction means comprises a plurality ofsubstantially equally spaced apart relatively short nylon strips securedto the marginal underside of said seat.
 4. A fishing bucket as in claim1, wherein said bucket is compartmentalized for containing a pluralityof different fishing accessories and other objects therein.
 5. A fishingbucket as in claim 4, wherein said compartments are separate from oneanother and include compartment means for containing fishing tackle,live and artificial baits, food and beverages or the like, and auxiliaryequipment.
 6. A fishing bucket as in claim 5, wherein said separatecompartments are superimposed one upon the other in said fishing bucket.7. A fishing bucket as in claim 6, wherein said combined seat andclosure unit includes compartment means for containing fishingequipment.
 8. A fishing bucket as in claim 7, wherein said compartmentin said combined seat and closure unit is supported on said meanscentrally of said seat and is rotatably suspended thereby beneath saidseat for rotation relative to said closure.
 9. A fishing bucket as inclaim 8, wherein said fishing bucket includes means providing access tothe contents of the fishing bucket while a person is seated on the seatmeans.
 10. A fishing bucket as in claim 9, wherein said access meansincludes an access opening and closure therefor in the side of saidfishing bucket.
 11. A fishing bucket as in claim 10, wherein saidcombined seat and closure includes a lid means, and said access meansfurther includes an opening and closure therefor in said lid means forproviding access to the compartment rotatably suspended beneath thecombined seat and closure unit.
 12. A fishing bucket as in claim 11,wherein said closure in the side of said bucket is pivotally connectedto said bucket, and wherein said closure for closing the opening in saidlid means is slidably mounted relatively thereto.
 13. A fishing bucketas in claim 9, wherein said lid means includes compartment means thereonbetween said lid means and said seat means, said seat means beingrotatably supported on top of said lid means.
 14. A fishing bucket as inclaim 4, wherein a substantially cup or dish-shaped compartment having asubstantially cylindrical side wall, a boTtom wall and an open upper endis positioned within and supported on the bottom of said fishing bucketfor containing minnows or crawfish or the like therein.
 15. A fishingbucket as in claim 14, wherein a lid means is rotatably supported on theopen upper end of said minnow bucket, said lid means having finger gripmeans therein for rotating the lid means relative to the minnow bucket,and cutout means in said lid means providing access to the interior ofsaid minnow bucket while said lid is positioned on said minnow bucket.16. A fishing bucket as in claim 15, wherein a container for food orbeverages or the like is positioned above and is supported on the uppermarginal edge of said minnow bucket, one side of said food containerbeing recessed radially inwardly from the periphery thereof, said recessbeing in substantial alignment with the opening in said minnow bucketlid to provide access to the interior of said minnow bucket through saidrecess and through said opening in said lid while said food container issupported on said minnow bucket in said fishing bucket.
 17. A fishingbucket as in claim 16, wherein said food container is crescent shapedand has a convex edge and a concave edge, said concave edge definingsaid recess.
 18. A fishing bucket as in claim 16, wherein compartmentmeans is on said closure means, said compartment means divided into aplurality of subcompartments for containing different fishingaccessories or the like.
 19. A fishing bucket as in claim 18, wherein arotatable compartment means is connected to said means centrally of theseat and closure unit and is rotatably supported thereby beneath saidcombined closure unit and seat means within said fishing bucket, saidcompartment means comprising a tackle tray.
 20. A fishing bucket as inclaim 19, wherein said tackle tray is subdivided into a plurality ofsubcompartments for containing different fishing tackle.
 21. A fishingbucket as in claim 20, wherein said seat is crescent shaped to define acutaway portion on one side thereof, said cutaway portion providingaccess to said compartments on top of said bucket closure unit when saidseat is rotated relative thereto.
 22. A fishing bucket as in claim 21,wherein the contents of said fishing bucket are removable through theupper end thereof.
 23. A fishing bucket as in claim 15, wherein a minnowtrap is in said minnow bucket, said minnow trap comprising a pair ofperforate, upstanding walls joined together along one edge thereof at anangle relative to one another, said minnow trap secured to the bottom ofsaid minnow bucket.
 24. A fishing bucket as in claim 23, wherein aminnow stop is in said minnow bucket, said minnow stop comprising anupstanding perforate triangular wall secured in said minnow bucket andlying in a plane bisecting the angle between the walls of said minnowtrap.